Aug 18, 2022 First directors disqualified under new powers for abuse of the dissolution process By Louise Corcoran Four directors have been disqualified for abusing the dissolution process pursuant to powers introduced by the Rating (Coronavirus) and...
Jul 28, 2022 Failed furlough – strict eligibility criteria By Stevens & Bolton LLP In a recent first tier tribunal decision, Carlick Contract Furniture Ltd was assessed by HMRC for furlough monies it claimed in respect...
Jun 22, 2022 Tribunal rules "long COVID" is a disability under the Equality Act By Stevens & Bolton LLP In the case of Burke v Turning Point Scotland, a Scottish employment tribunal has ruled that an employee who was dismissed from his role...
Apr 07, 2022 Online retail tax policy consultation By Stevens & Bolton LLP The government is currently consulting on the policy considerations for an online sales tax (OST) to help "rebalance the retail sector"....
Mar 18, 2022 Bounce Back Loan Scheme fraud and Director Disqualifications By Katie Philipson Over recent months we have seen numerous references in the press to investigations into Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS) fraud. A year ago...
Jan 27, 2022 Government under fire for "writing off" defrauded Covid support funds By Lucy Trott The Government has denied reports that it has written off £4.3bn of fraudulently claimed pandemic support loans, advanced under the...
Nov 18, 2021 HMRC debtors: Teasing out the can't pay from the won't pay... By Katie Philipson With 2.4m more taxpayers in debt to HMRC since early 2020, the challenge of working out the 'can't pay' from the 'won't pay' tax debtors...
Nov 08, 2021 (Not) getting away with it... Insolvency Service gets serious in pursuit of rogue directors By Helen Martin A significant rise in criminal prosecutions of company directors indicates that the Insolvency Service is raising the stakes when it...
Oct 26, 2021 Themes in Contentious Insolvency By Lucy Trott Corporate insolvencies are already on the rise following an increase in Creditors Voluntary Liquidations (CVLs) in the early part of the...
Oct 19, 2021 Quick Raj! Change your name to Maria, back date some filings at Companies House, and HMRC will never suspect a thing...... By Stevens & Bolton LLP HMRC has secured forfeiture orders over five building society accounts which were under the control of Rajanish Garibe. Garibe is...